Australia's Most Dangerous Spiders

Australian Geographic

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Australian Geographic
17 June 2025

Series: Australian Geographic Australia’s Most

From big, hairy spiders and intricate, delicate spiders to pointy fangs and sticky webs ― welcome to the world of Australia's creepy-crawly spiders!

With fast facts, full-colour illustrations and images from Australian Geographic, this book has everything you need to know about spiders, such as how different spiders use their webs, how and what they eat, how they see, which ones are deadly to humans and why they don't stick to their own webs.

Dangerous to people or not? Learn how to recognise the most deadly spiders – and how to help someone who has been bitten.

Discover the amazing tricks spiders use to catch plenty of insects for their dinner.

Find out how to tell which spider made the huge web that appeared in your garden overnight.

Inspect some astonishing close-up photos of spiders on the hunt for food or hiding from their enemies.

By: Australian Geographic
Imprint: Australian Geographic
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 300mm, Width: 216mm,
Weight: 356g
ISBN: 9781761216602
ISBN 10: 1761216600
Series: Australian Geographic Australia’s Most
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 17 June 2025
Recommended Age: From 4 to 10 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , English as a second language , Children's (6-12)
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Australian Geographic captures the spirit of Australia, and strives to inspire, entertain and educate children with engaging stories, fascinating facts and amazing photography. Australian Geographic endeavours to leave our planet a better place, supporting conservation efforts, adventure and community projects – but most importantly they encourage the next generation to love the world we live in.